Continuous Operations Area Supervisor

ISP Technologies Inc.

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Operations Area Supervisor to join our Ashland Inc., ISP Technologies, Inc.

business at our Texas City, Texas manufacturing plant.

This has a visible, significant role within the company and its safety and health functions.

This position will report to the continuous operations manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Provide intense focus to ensure operators clearly understand key activities and execute them according to procedures.

Coach as needed.


* Work with area operators to optimize unit performance to anticipate unit issues then proactively resolve.


* Participate in the review and update of operating instructions to ensure that the procedure matches the practice.


* Ensure operator training stays on schedule, monitor key objectives, and identify areas of improvement.


* Assist in the training of new employees in the unit.

Ensure new employees are progressing as planned, and then determine when they can operate the area independently.


* Personally recognize, reward, and provide feedback for employees' efforts to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve work processes, then report via appropriate channels.


* Assess and, if needed, correct employee performance, focusing on safety, environmental, quality, and production initiatives and/or shortfalls in conjunction with the Plant Rules.


* Delegate tasks to operations employees, then follow up to ensure completion.


* Schedule coverage of operator shifts weekly.


* Assist with the coordination of unit turnarounds and planned maintenance activities.


* Ensure good communication between departments and proactively prepare equipment for maintenance activities in advance.


* Support implementation of programs and procedures to optimize Production while continually improving processes.

Recognize the importance of product quality.


* Participate in Safety and Environmental initiatives: PHAs, MOCs, safety work orders, 5S, and other continuous improvement opportunities.


* Work with Operations and Operations Managers to establish annual goals and objectives for each production area.


* Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the department.


* Review daily lab and SQC data, then make process adjustments to correct out-of-range parameters.


* Ability to respond to calls on nights and weekends.


* Ensure cGMP compliance.


* Monitor Work Orders...